In fifteen essays collected in this volume, Professor Lowenfeld brings together world class scholarship in all aspects of international economic transactions with more than thirty years experience as an arbitrator in international controversies. The essays range from a primer on international arbitration for those who are new to the field or entered it without adequate introduction, to sophisticated analysis of the role of party-nominated arbitrators and of the blending of civil law and common law traditions into what Lowenfeld refers as the “omelette” that international arbitration has become. He discusses the use of lex mercatoria, the pros and cons of judicial review of arbitral awards, and the adaptation of arbitration to controversies involving public law and public policy. Lowenfeld’s illuminating anecdotes and lucid writing style will provide pleasure and insight for all who are engaged in international arbitration – whether as counsel, as arbitrators, or as academics.

Part II. The Meeting of Different Legal Traditions2. The Two-Way Mirror: International Arbitration as Comparative Procedure3. International Arbitration as Omelette: What Goes into the Mix4. Arbitration across National Frontiers: Views of a Founding FatherPart III. The Arbitrators5. The Party-Appointed Arbitrator in International Controversies: Some Reflections 6. The Party-Appointed Arbitrator: Further Reflections7. An Arbitrator's Declaration of Independence8. The Immunity of Arbitrators: Review of a Global SymposiumPart IV. Arbitration of Public Issues9. The Mitsubishi Case10. International Arbitration: Scapegoat or Solution?Part V. Lex Mercatoria11. Lex Mercatoria: An Arbitrator's View12. Singapore and the Local Bar: Aberration or Ill Omen?Part VI. Courts and Arbitration13. Can Arbitration Coexist with Judicial Review? The LaPine v. Kyocera Case14. Arbitration and Issue Preclusion: A View from America

Part VII. International Law 15. International Arbitration and International Law

Andreas F. Lowenfeld is Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Law at New York University School of Law. He serves frequently as arbitrator in international cases, and has written widely on various aspects of international trade, investment, finance, and dispute settlement. Professor Lowenfeld is an elected member of the Institut de Droit International and of the International Academy of Comparative Law, and has twice been a Lecturer at The Hague Academy of International Law. Professor Lowenfeld served as Associate Reporter for the American Law Institute's Restatement (Third) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States, with principal responsibility for the sections on jurisdiction, judgments, and dispute settlement, and is Co-Reporter of the ALI's International Jurisdiction and Judgments Project.

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Andreas F. Lowenfeld is Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Law at New York University School of Law. He serves frequently as arbitrator in international cases, and has written widely on various aspects of international trade, investment, finance, and dispute settlement. Professor Lowenfeld is an elected member of the Institut de Droit International and of the International Academy of Comparative Law, and has twice been a Lecturer at The Hague Academy of International Law. Professor Lowenfeld served as Associate Reporter for the American Law Institute's Restatement (Third) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States, with principal responsibility for the sections on jurisdiction, judgments, and dispute settlement, and is Co-Reporter of the ALI's International Jurisdiction and Judgments Project.

Part II. The Meeting of Different Legal Traditions2. The Two-Way Mirror: International Arbitration as Comparative Procedure3. International Arbitration as Omelette: What Goes into the Mix4. Arbitration across National Frontiers: Views of a Founding FatherPart III. The Arbitrators5. The Party-Appointed Arbitrator in International Controversies: Some Reflections 6. The Party-Appointed Arbitrator: Further Reflections7. An Arbitrator's Declaration of Independence8. The Immunity of Arbitrators: Review of a Global SymposiumPart IV. Arbitration of Public Issues9. The Mitsubishi Case10. International Arbitration: Scapegoat or Solution?Part V. Lex Mercatoria11. Lex Mercatoria: An Arbitrator's View12. Singapore and the Local Bar: Aberration or Ill Omen?Part VI. Courts and Arbitration13. Can Arbitration Coexist with Judicial Review? The LaPine v. Kyocera Case14. Arbitration and Issue Preclusion: A View from America

Part VII. International Law 15. International Arbitration and International Law